Romanian Soprano Roxana Briban Dead In Suicide

Romanian soprano Roxana Briban committed suicide Saturday afternoon at her home in Bucharest, her husband Alexandru Briban told MEDIAFAX, adding that she had had a breakdown after being fired from the Bucharest National Opera in 2009.

362 views

Romanian Soprano Roxana Briban Dead In Suicide

Alexandru Briban said he found his wife in the bath with herwrists slit and plastic bags tied around her throat. She was 39.Her husband said the soprano had attempted suicide in the past andhad been following treatment.

According to her personal website, Roxana Briban had beeninvolved in music since the age of six. She was a graduate of theBucharest National University of Music and had received awards fromthe Romanian Musical Forum and the Romanian Broadcasting Society(SRR).

After graduation, Roxana Briban became a member of the BucharestNational Opera. In 2003, she began her collaboration with theVienna State Opera, which lasted until the 2009-2010 season. Shehad also sung on the stages of the Vienna People's Opera, BerlinGerman Opera, the Theatre du Capitole in Toulouse, Teatro Municipalde Santiago de Chile and Het Muziektheater Amsterdam.

The content of mediafax.ro is for your information only. Republishing or using this content is forbidden without express consent of MEDIAFAX. For this consent, please ask for it by mail at vanzari@mediafax.ro.

The chief of European Commission spokespersons, Schinas Margaritis, stated on Monday that the European institution does not have any concerns on Romania’s capacity to take over the EU Council presidency.